Max Steiner
Maximilian Raoul Walter Steiner (Born May 10, 1888 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary; Died December 28, 1971 in Hollywood, California) was an Austrian-American composer of music for films. The grandson of Maximilian Steiner (1839-1880), influential manager of Vienna's Theater an der Wien, he was a child prodigy in composing. He received piano instruction from Johannes Brahms, and later studied under Gustav Mahler. He emigrated to the United States in 1914.
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May 10 - 1888 - Vienna - Austria-Hungary - December 28 - 1971 - Hollywood, California - Austria - American - Composer - Film - Maximilian Steiner - Theater an der Wien - Johannes Brahms - Gustav Mahler
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He scored hundreds of Hollywood films, and was the most prominent composer in the music department of Warner Brothers Studios. He received 26 Academy Award nominations for his work, winning 3 Oscars; he did not win for what is perhaps his most familiar score, that of Gone with the Wind.
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Warner Brothers - Academy Award - Gone with the Wind
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He is entombed in the Great Mausoleum at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California.
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Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery - Glendale, California
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In 1995, he was inducted posthumously into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
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Steiner has a star on the Walk of Fame, located at 1551 Vine Street, for his contribution to motion pictures.
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